Dispensing apparatus.



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DISPENSING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION .FILED DEC. 23. 1909.4

Patented 0st. I9, 1915.

2 SIlEETS-SHEFT I w.. W. n. E i w. .Ill 1|.IIIIIILIIIIIII .|IIIIIIIIIII1II which is formed between the easing at 33 and a movable latch or retaining member l-i. The latch is drawn intoits coin-supporting position by a spring extendingbetween a point Sti on the casing and an arm 3T ol"` the latch. ilounted upon the re.- eeiver adjacent to the coin-pocket and latch `is a pawl supported by a pin 3U, and having its free end in thev proper plane to cooperate with a stop-'shoulder t0 formed in the casing and which prevents forward delivery-movement ot the. receiver in the absence ol a coin in Ihe pocket. A pin 41 during the travel of the receiver contacts with @the rear end ot the latch 3ft to carry it away ltrom the point llt) of the casing, thus widening thepocket. to release the coin. d'hen the coin leaves the pot-.liet it enters a chute 12. which mav direct it. to a suitable. receptacle, rot illust rated.

in the use et the apparatus. itI will be considered that it has heen previously operated, or that in some we; a cup has alreadv reached the temporaiwy support 2b. l`his being the case. when a cent is placed in the slot 3l) it tails inte the. pocket, and l e .receiver is swungr forward bv the V piece i5 the pawl strikes the curved edge ol the cent and is lil'ted outy ot engagement with the stop-shouhler. yihe movement ol the re-teiver therefore centinuesj and its loweil portion sweeps -the cup i'rom the support QS into the chute and upon the dispensin r support tor removal bv the purchaser, As the receiver advances thev pin il. contacts with the hitch to vtree. and deposit the coin, as has been irevionslv described. 'the linger-piece is now released, and tbe receiver returned to its initial position by the sprinzer 22S. At its forward extreme ot movement th'x stackot cups pass bevond the projections it and onto the. shelf 27., being: lowered b v tl i amountl which this sheltl is below the prtricctions, and bringing the flanges ol the terminal cup into a position to eo' p rate with the cam suri'aces 2:2. 'lheretord upon the retraction ot thoreeeiver the lower cup withdrawn bv these cams and talle;-l its place upon the support;

readv lor the next operation of the apparatus. t the `same time the tiangies ot the next cup ol the series pass above the projections and rest upon the surfaces il to support, the stack. `\\'hen the projection 41 leaves the, latch the spring;V 35 returns the latter to narrow the poeltet so that it will support in its pawl-raisingposition the next cent introduced into the machine..

it claim and desire to secure .by Patent:

l. In dispensing apparatus, the combination ol' means tor holding a staelil of nested flanged cups, a stationair)7 wedging device adapted to engage the flanges of adjacent Lett-ers cups to separate the saine and means for moving the stack ot' cups into engagement with said wedging device.

2. in dispensing` apparatus. the combination oi' means tor holding a 4stack of liested llanged cups. stationary means havingl a pluralit)y ot' surfaces for engaging the cup hannes at a plurality of cireinnterentiallvspaced positions and means tor moving* the cups to bring the. flanges thereof into engagement with said surfaces.

$5. in* dispensing apparatus, the combination oli means for holding` a stack ot nested llangedcups. a plurality of stationair)v wedleimc,l members adapted to enter between the llanges of adjacent cups at circumferentiallv-spaced positions.y and means for moving` the cups so as to bring the llauges thereot into engagement with the wedges and so separate the Icups in a direction longitudinal olA the stack,

l. "the combination with an article receiver mounted to move into either ot two extreme positions, ot' means independent thereot' `tor supporting' the articles when the receiver is in one position. and means independent ot' the receiver lor supporting the articles within .said receiver when the receiver is in the other position. the means 'l'orsupporting tl articles when thc receiver is inthe lirst position beingr adapted to cooperate with the lowcrmost article to release the same from its supported position within the receiver in the transit ol' the receiver troni the second to the lirsti position.

'l'he eomliination with an article-receiver mounted to move into ditl'erent positions.l oi m ans operable in one position tor withdrawingr an article trom the receiver and for supporting the withdrawn article, and meansacting in another position ot" the receiver to support the articles in said receiver and deliver the withdrawn article.4

l. The combination with an ceiver mounted to move into t'lill'erent positionsl` ol' lixed means operable in one position tor witlnlrawing an article lrom the receiver and t'or supporting the withdrawn article. and means acting` in :mother position of the receiver to support; the articles in said receiver and deliver the withdrawn article.

7. The combination with an article-receiver mounted to move into diil'erent positions. o't' tixed means operable in one position for withdrawing an article from the receivel and for supporting the withdrawn article` and independentfixed means acting;` in another position of/the receiver ,to snpport the articles in saitl receiver.

8. In a dispensiiig/ apparatus for paper cups, the combination..with a cup container adapted to hold a pile of nested cups ininverted positionvnsaid container being movably mounted but having a. lateral opening.

article-re- .mmm iinepssndfmz Uf mi@ contain@ for smppmn'lg #the cups lx1-nested jgmsitin Wham en ed by the casing; for supporng m.-

mman?. with L). Ln :l dispensing' zxgpmmpurs, tha combiadapted m engagg a 'aces in the casing and ta draw sind ixvrmclef; bfatween hem,

Qombmfatwz with n, cnsmg, of am MH@ "ing Luba mumble @herein ami u'. ad WH0. a. Sim; m. 1m side wall,

'rempozmy suppmt fm' @lash :1" from 1th@ t1; and a, dispen which wh@ muela passes from *ai suppor.

Il?. Th@ mmbmtion "with a casing', m? im qicel'eceivlxgf tube n'wmbi@ tmmn and being provided wiiih u. sim; in its sidawav, opposite projections along whsh ha Casing- So', in one, porzien its iave, a, Shelf fixed '49o the casing and @Mering the slot in anoliex polon of' #he zlawa'l, alv em pomry mde-summit stuae beim? the projecons und n support stuaed inf-:EGW he moving imams fr disd'xmgmg the spamted cup 'from Said suppm'j QG. LV1; di pnslng MQWHJMU@ 6.231213 wmbm tion Gl? menus fm? holigg L stack of nested @mipsj mation :11:31 memes for sepswng a cup from thc stack am? smpm'tng th@ mamer of the stack while the sepaluzed @up drops away from. [he same by gwzwiy, am support m resolv@ smid snpamted au@ said :si-awk: of: cups boing momf@ in one dl'ectnn'to mms@ said sepanw'ingg means tu sepa-.mxa ermna @up 'than om, and bng; movable in the other direcn to 'plne he stack in condition fol unotm opemion oi: smid cup-separating mums, and means assocaed'wzh said stackmm'ng means 1201.' dischm'gng the cups 'funn mid support when, said stack is moved :muy funn Suid cul's-.fseparating means.

n (.lsspemng uppmazus, @he combinarA tion of .laterally movabl .means for holding l 'staek a stack of nested cups, ahdstatonary means adapted to be engaged by the cups when moved laterally for eeetng lrelative movement between the cup stack and a terminal cup in a direction longitudinal of the cup stack t0 'free the terminal cup fram the ASigned at New York, (bnrough of Manhatten),v in the county and State of New York, this H day of December. 1.009.

` WILLXAM MILLARD.

`Wih'lessses EDN A. STORES, LAWRENCE W. LUlcLmzx. 

